---
title: "Western Mangrove Cat Snake"
description: "Boiga melanota — Reptiles. Boiga melanota, the western mangrove cat snake, is one of the biggest cat snake species in Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/western-mangrove-cat-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Mangrove Cat Snake

> Boiga melanota — Reptiles. Boiga melanota, the western mangrove cat snake, is one of the biggest cat snake species in Asia.

- Scientific name: *Boiga melanota*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1097
- iNaturalist taxon: [1286556](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1286556)

## Names

- en: Western Mangrove Cat Snake
- de: Dunkle Mangroven-Nachtbaumnatter

## Countries with the most observations

SG (428), TH (355), ID (116), MY (84), KH (15)

## Summary

Boiga melanota, the western mangrove cat snake, is one of the biggest cat snake species in Asia.  It is found in Thailand, West Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra). It is shiny bluish black in colour, marked with 40-50 yellow stripes.  The mouth and throat area are yellow, whereas the ventral part of the body is yellowish black. The eyes are greyish in colour. It is categorised as a mildly venomous snake.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiga_melanota

## Photo

![Western Mangrove Cat Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-mangrove-cat-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87373965

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-mangrove-cat-snake?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).